Dick Donovan 1956 Game by Game Batting Logs

Dick Donovan 1956 Game by Game Batting Logs

Dick Donovan appeared in 44 Major League games during the 1956 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Donovan appeared in, specifically relating to his 1956 hitting statistics. Notes: The Date / Box field has a link to the box score from the game being described. If the Date is followed by an asterisk (*), Donovan started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable.

"You've got to see (Dick) Donovan's curve. Can't tell about the curve on TV. Got to catch it, try to catch it, to see what the thing does. It breaks so you can almost hear it." - All-Star Catcher Billy Pierce in Out of my League (George Plimpton, 1961)

Dick Donovan 1956 Game by Game Batting Logs In Chronological Order / Dick Donovan Stats
Date / Box	Opponent	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
04-20-1956 *	at Athletics	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	.500	.667	2.000	p
April 1956 Totals		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
April 1956 Totals		2	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	.500	.667	2.000	-
05-04-1956 *	at Senators	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.571	1.000	p
05-06-1956	at Yankees	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.833	ph
05-09-1956 *	at Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.833	p
05-12-1956 *	at Tigers	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.556	.857	p
05-16-1956 *	vs Senators	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	.400	.500	.700	p
05-19-1956	vs Yankees	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.364	.462	.636	ph
05-20-1956 *	vs Red Sox	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.429	.583	p
05-28-1956 *	at Athletics	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.267	.353	.467	p
05-29-1956	at Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.267	.389	.467	ph
May 1956 Totals		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
May 1956 Totals		13	1	3	0	0	0	2	2	1	5	0	0	0	.231	.333	.231	-
06-03-1956 *	at Orioles	3	1	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	.389	.478	.611	p
06-07-1956 *	at Senators	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.423	.524	p
06-08-1956	at Red Sox	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318	.407	.500	ph
06-12-1956 *	at Yankees	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.414	.478	p
06-13-1956	at Yankees	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.400	.458	ph
06-14-1956	at Yankees	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.280	.387	.440	ph
06-17-1956 *	vs Senators	4	2	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.417	.483	p
06-22-1956 *	vs Yankees	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	.303	.400	.485	p
06-27-1956 *	vs Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.400	.485	p
June 1956 Totals		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
June 1956 Totals		18	4	6	3	0	0	4	3	0	5	0	0	1	.333	.409	.500	-
07-01-1956 *	at Indians	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.395	.457	p
07-04-1956	vs Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.395	.457	pr
07-07-1956 *	vs Tigers	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.270	.378	.432	p
07-08-1956	vs Tigers	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.391	.526	p
07-13-1956	at Red Sox	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.282	.383	.513	p
07-15-1956 *	at Yankees	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.256	.353	.465	p
07-21-1956 *	at Senators	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.239	.333	.435	p
07-25-1956 *	vs Yankees	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.339	.438	p
07-31-1956 *	vs Senators	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.255	.339	.431	p
July 1956 Totals		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
July 1956 Totals		18	1	3	0	0	1	1	1	0	6	0	0	0	.167	.211	.333	-
08-05-1956 *	vs Orioles	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.241	.323	.407	p
08-07-1956	vs Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.333	.407	ph
08-10-1956 *	at Tigers	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.241	.328	.397	p
08-15-1956 *	at Athletics	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.310	.371	p
08-16-1956	at Athletics	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.222	.306	.365	ph
08-19-1956 *	vs Tigers	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.320	.385	p
08-22-1956	at Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.320	.385	p
08-25-1956 *	at Yankees	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.232	.316	.377	p
08-31-1956 *	vs Indians	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.236	.325	.375	p
August 1956 Totals		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
August 1956 Totals		21	1	4	1	0	0	3	2	0	5	1	0	0	.190	.292	.238	-
09-04-1956 *	vs Tigers	4	2	1	0	0	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	.237	.330	.408	p
09-09-1956 *	at Indians	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	.228	.319	.392	p
09-12-1956	vs Red Sox	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.315	.388	ph
09-14-1956 *	vs Orioles	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	.222	.333	.383	p
09-21-1956 *	vs Athletics	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.224	.330	.376	p
09-25-1956 *	at Tigers	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.227	.330	.375	p
09-29-1956 *	at Athletics	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.222	.330	.367	p
September 1956 Totals		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
September 1956 Totals		18	2	3	0	0	1	3	5	0	8	0	1	0	.167	.348	.333	-
Date		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
1956 Yearly Totals		90	10	20	4	0	3	15	14	1	30	1	1	1	.222	.330	.367	-
Dick Donovan 1956 Game by Game Batting Logs

Did you know that Dick Donovan appeared in 19 games at home, had 39 at-bats, drove in 10 runs, scored 6 times, had 11 hits (3 doubles / 0 triples / 2 home runs), walked 7 times (0 intentional), struck out 13 times, was hit by a pitcher 1 times, sacrificed 0 times (0 hits & 0 flies), and finished at home with a .282 batting average, .404 on base percentage and .512 slugging average?

On the road, Dick Donovan appeared in 25 games, had 51 at-bats, drove in 5 runs, scored 4 times, had 9 hits (1 doubles / 0 triples / 1 home runs), walked 7 times (1 intentional), struck out 17 times, was hit by a pitcher 0 times, sacrificed 2 times (1 hits & 1 flies), and finished at home with a .176 batting average, .271 on base percentage and .254 slugging average?

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